Corset-cover.



E. B. IGNATIUS.

CORSET COVER.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 8, 1915.

Patented Dec. 19,1916.

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ELIA B; IGNLATIUS, 01E PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

CORSET-COVER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec.19,1916.

Application filed October 8, 1915. Serial No. 54,819.

To all whom it may concern 7 Be it known that I, ELIA B. IGNATIUS, acitizen of the United States, residing at Pittsburgh, in the county ofAllegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Corset- Covers, of which the following isaspecification. V

This invention relates to corset covers, or brassieres, and has for itsobject to provide a garment of such type, in a manner as hereinafter setforth, having means whereby the same can be secured in position withoutthe employment of hooks and eyes, and further having elastic elements toarrest the projecting of the flesh of the back over the top of a corsetunder such conditions overcoming the bulging of the back of a waist whenfitted upon a person.

Further objects of the invention are to provide a corset cover which issimple in its construction and arrangement, close fitting, eflicient andconvenient in its use, and ineX- pensive to manufacture.

With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists ofthe novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts ashereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention,but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modificationscan be resorted to which come within the scope of the claims hereuntoappended.

In the drawings wherein like reference characters denote correspondingparts throughout the several views :Figure 1 is a front elevation of acorset cover, in accordance with this invention, illustrating the samefitted. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of a corset cover, in accordance withthis invention, illustrating the same fitted. Fig. 3 is a side elevationof a corset cover, in accordance with this invention.

Referring to the drawings in detail the corset cover comprises a front1, which is of a permanent contour to conform to the bust of a personand has a V-sha-ped neck opening 2. The front 1 is extended as at 3, 4,to provide a pair of shoulder straps, and the rear ends of said strapsare connected together at 5 whereby when the cover is fitted theconnected portions 5' will be positioned at the small of the back.

Connected to the rear ends of the shoulder straps 3, 4, are a pair ofelastic retaining to confine any members 6, 7, having transverse stays8. The elastic retaining members 6, 7, are of a length, when the corsetcover is fitted, to eX- tend uponthe front 1, as at 9. The free end ofeach of the retaining members 6, 7, has connected thereto a flexiblestrap 10 and when the members 6, 7, are in position the strap 10 of onemember overlaps the strap 10 of the other member, as illustrated at 11,Fig. 1.

Each lower corner of the front 1 has secured thereto, as at 12, a band13, and when the corset cover is fitted, each band extends around thewaist of a person and the free ends of the bands are brought to thefront of the waists and secured together or to the corset in anysuitable manner, under such conditions retaining the lower portion ofthe cover fitted.

The front 1 has a flexible tab 14, which may be secured by any suitablemeans to the corset whereby the front is held down and instead ofsecuring the ends of the band 13 together, the said ends 13 can besecured to the tab let if desired.

The retaining members 6, 7, are employed flesh of the back which mayproject over the top edge of the corset and thereby over-coming anybulging of a waist when the latter is worn.

Owing to the permanent contour of the front, that is to say, providingthe front of a shape corresponding to the bust, the front will snuglyfit when the cover is worn and overcome an unsightly appearance whenwearing a tight fitting waist.

As the corset cover is secured in position at the front of a person itis obvious that it can be conveniently fitted when desired.

hat I claim is 1 1. A corset cover comprising a front of av permanentcontour corresponding to the contour of the bust, a pair of shoulderstraps having their front ends secured to the top of the front andsecured together at their rear ends, a pair of oppositely eX- tendinginclined elastic retaining members connected at their upper ends to therear ends of the shoulder straps and of a length to extend from the backof a person to overlap the said front, overlapping straps projectingfrom said retaining members and adapted to be secured together for thepurpose of maintaining the retaining members in position, and bandsconnected to said front and adapted to encircle the waist of 2. A corsetcover comprising a front of a permanent contour corresponding to thecontour of the bust, a pair of shoulder straps having their front endssecured to the top of the front and secured together at their rear ends,a pair of oppositely eX- tending inclined elastic retaining membersconnected at their upper ends to the rear ends of the shoulder strapsand of a length to extend from the back of a person to overlap the saidfront, overlapping straps pro- 15 jecting from said retaining membersand Copies of this patent may be obtained for adapted to be securedtogether for the purpose of maintaining the retaining members inposition, bands connected to said front and adapted to encircle theWaist of a person and be secured together to maintain the lower portionof the front in position, and a tape depending from the bottom of thefront and adapted to be secured to a corset to arrest upward movement ofthe front.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of tWoWitnesses.

ELIA B. IGNATIUS. Witnesses:

B. E. JENKINS, LUELLA H. SIMON.

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